Fracture of a metal during quenching from elevated temperature. Most frequently observed in hardened carbon steel, alloy steel, or tool steel parts of high hardness and low toughness. Cracks often emanate from fillets, holes, corners, or other stress rais ...

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Male).

Waste Heat Water-Tube Boiler Survey

A type of impulse hydropower turbine where water passes through nozzles and strikes cups arranged on the periphery of a runner, or wheel, which causes the runner to rotate, producing mechanical energy. The runner is fixed on a shaft, and the rotational mo ...

The conversion of the complex carbohydrates in organic material into energy.

Wireless device used to report trades and quotes to the market data system. Also used for.

The Swedish equivalent of the Footsie.

Non-Governmental Organization.

Condensation which occurs when a ship sails from a cool to a relatively warm climate.

Is the pressure existing at a given temperature in a closed vessel containing a liquid and the vapor from that liquid after equilibrium conditions have been reached. It is dependent only on temperature and must be determined experimentally.

Nondestructive Evaluation.

Modular Cargo Delivery System.

The ratio of solar collector array area to actual land area.

An instrument developed by K. Angstrom for measuring the effective terrestrial radiation. It consists of four manganin strips, of which two are blackened and two are polished. The blackened strips are allowed to radiate to the atmosphere while the polishe ...

International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness,Response and Co-operation, IMO

A gun used in the life-saving services to throw a life line to a ship in distress or from ship to shore and used when a boat cannot be launched.

Is a measure of resistance to deformation, or reluctance to be squeezed out a bearing. Indicates the internal friction of a fluid. Viscosity in normal lubricants is reduced as temperature increases

Turbulence encountered by aircraft when flying through air space devoid of clouds. Thermals and wind shear are the main causes.

The person who is in charge of a vessel and legally responsible for it and its occupants.

Any process that uses solar radiation to produce useful heat.